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the new law, signed by president putin will go into effect on january 1. and it will essentially leave many couples like aaron and jenny moyer in limbo. they are in the process of adopting this adorable boy. they traveled to russia. they spent a lot of time getting to know him. but the new law may change everything. joining me now are aaron and jenny moyer. thank you for taking the time to join us today, first of all. >> thank you. >> heather: so with the new year, you were expecting to add a new addition to your family. this precious four-year-old little boy. you have two biological sons, i believe. you have one adopted daughter. tell me about this boy? >> well, vitale is one of the kindest and most radiant people we have ever met. he's four. he has down's syndrome. he is just a treasure. >> heather: you were able to travel to russia. we are taking a look at the pictures of you playing with him. i am sure he has your heart already. tell me about your visits with him. >> he is just a joy to be with. he warmed up to us. he wants to play like any four-year-o
the new law, signed by president putin will go into effect on january 1. and it will essentially leave many couples like aaron and jenny moyer in limbo. they are in the process of adopting this adorable boy. they traveled to russia. they spent a lot of time getting to know him. but the new law may change everything. joining me now are aaron and jenny moyer. thank you for taking the time to join us today, first of all. >> thank you. >> heather: so with the new year, you were...
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>> there is no law that said we will have a rapid growth. there is no law that said we won't. what was important to understand is that technological capability keeps getting greater and greater and spreads to new areas. the job of government is to open old markets to new technological challenge and to accelerate the growth of new markets that are created by new technologies. we can see education as a service immediately with f we want to make it so. we can see health care as a service happen very, very quickly if we want to make it so. here's another really, really great example. in the last four years, the amount of truly renewable electricity generated in the united states has doubled in market share. in just four years. we can see the doubling of the market share of wind and solar, every four years for at least the next 12 years. we also can see natural gas increase by at least 50% market share in the next four years. thee predictions are based on innovations that occurred in just the last few years. all we need to do is have the government say we are in the business of ope
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and order and who once our immigration laws enforced. we're sick and tired of paying the bills for citizens of other countries to come in here. they are destroying our country. guest: one of the big issues is jobs. one of the things as far as -- what has got to be in the bill is employer sanctions. if the hire an illegal, they're going to be hit. there's going to be enforcement. a lot of people in the 1986 reform gave so-called amnesty but it did not enforce sanctions. host: on our line for democrats, john, new york. caller: i am not trying to change the barack obama health care reform package. he failed to put the grandfather clause with that. i have a copyright here. limits applicants to people who are new to the system. people between the ages of 18 to 21 or allowed to retain the right to drink alcohol -- host: john, we will leverage there. there.e ir right right guest: that is a question and of, are house republicans going to bring a full repeal? obviously, it is going nowhere. a year from now, the bulk of the provisions are going to
and order and who once our immigration laws enforced. we're sick and tired of paying the bills for citizens of other countries to come in here. they are destroying our country. guest: one of the big issues is jobs. one of the things as far as -- what has got to be in the bill is employer sanctions. if the hire an illegal, they're going to be hit. there's going to be enforcement. a lot of people in the 1986 reform gave so-called amnesty but it did not enforce sanctions. host: on our line for...
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last year and signed into law 1.7 trillion and deficit reduction. tonight's agreement further reduces the deficit by raising $620 billion in revenue from the wealthiest households in america, and there will be more in deficit reduction as congress decides what to do about the automatic spending cuts that we've now delayed for two months. i want to make this point. as i have demonstrated throughout the past several weeks, i am very open to compromise. i agree with democrats and republicans that the aging population and the rising cost of health care makes medicare is the biggest contributor to the deficit. i believe we have to find ways to reform that program without hurting seniors to count on us to -- count on it to survive. i believe there is further unnecessary spending in government that we can eliminate. but we cannot simply cut our way to prosperity. cutting spending has to go hand in hand with further reforms to the tax code so that the wealthiest corporations the individuals cannot take advantage of loopholes and deductions that are not avai
last year and signed into law 1.7 trillion and deficit reduction. tonight's agreement further reduces the deficit by raising $620 billion in revenue from the wealthiest households in america, and there will be more in deficit reduction as congress decides what to do about the automatic spending cuts that we've now delayed for two months. i want to make this point. as i have demonstrated throughout the past several weeks, i am very open to compromise. i agree with democrats and republicans that...
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putin has indicated he is, quote, retaliating against an american law that punishes russians accused of human rights violations. the state department says it is deeply troubled by provisions in the russian bill. >>> if senate seats could be won by persistence alone, scott brown might just take the prize. he lost in a marathon of a battle against elizabeth warren just last month. now, scott brown may be gearing up for his third election in just as many years, something that he alluded to in his senate farewell speech. >> victory in defeat is temporary. you know, depending on what happens and where we go, all of us, we may obviously meet again. >> joining me now s boston globe's cynthia needham. what a great last name for someone in massachusetts. thanks so much. we appreciate it. >> thanks, luke. >> a question off the bat i have to ask you, it seems that the folks who would possibly run against scott brown in this special is are some of the folks we heard about before in 2010. mike capuano, these guys who have been around the block a lot in massachusetts politics. folks that are often
putin has indicated he is, quote, retaliating against an american law that punishes russians accused of human rights violations. the state department says it is deeply troubled by provisions in the russian bill. >>> if senate seats could be won by persistence alone, scott brown might just take the prize. he lost in a marathon of a battle against elizabeth warren just last month. now, scott brown may be gearing up for his third election in just as many years, something that he alluded...
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possession is 9/10 of the law. let them come and find it. every politician should not take a paycheck. they do not deserve it. they have been bringing our country down. host: in look at what happened 1st.ing jan. uary host: that will happen in january 1 if congress fails to reach a compromise, even a short-term compromise. dan on the phone from massachusetts. caller: thank you for taking my call. i would like to know how many millionaires there are in this country versus the number of people who make $250,000 and less. i think that's where the argument can bw won e won. john boehner is making a calculation and i think that is a poor population. we should roll back the reagan tax cuts. tax cuts do not work. the bush tax cuts have been designed to be temporary. we have had no job growth due to the tax cuts. forbusinesses on the hook reinvesting their profits back into the businesses. thank you for taking my call. host: the story from "the washington times." host: other candidates that have been mentioned include the attorney general in massach
possession is 9/10 of the law. let them come and find it. every politician should not take a paycheck. they do not deserve it. they have been bringing our country down. host: in look at what happened 1st.ing jan. uary host: that will happen in january 1 if congress fails to reach a compromise, even a short-term compromise. dan on the phone from massachusetts. caller: thank you for taking my call. i would like to know how many millionaires there are in this country versus the number of people...
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florida and kansas passed laws banning islamic law in their state. a spokesperson for kansas governor sam brownback said, quote, kansas courts will rely exclusively on the laws of our state and nation when deciding cases and will not consider the laws of foreign jurisdictions. it's anybody's guess why we need a law confirming we follow the laws of our own country. seems redundant. >>> next, newt gingrich gets outshined by the sound of his own cell phone. he was talking about what went so wrong for republicans this past election when this happened. >> the romney campaign was wrong. they thought they were going to win. if you talked to them at 5:00 on election day, they would have told you they honestly believed they were going to win. i also think that -- the country is going to vote to be in a different position, and i think we have got to understand that -- >> is that a ring tone? what ring tone was that? >> i have two ring tones. i have "dancing queen" is my general ring tone for most people, and then my wife's ring tone is "super trouper." we stay
florida and kansas passed laws banning islamic law in their state. a spokesperson for kansas governor sam brownback said, quote, kansas courts will rely exclusively on the laws of our state and nation when deciding cases and will not consider the laws of foreign jurisdictions. it's anybody's guess why we need a law confirming we follow the laws of our own country. seems redundant. >>> next, newt gingrich gets outshined by the sound of his own cell phone. he was talking about what went...
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coming up with the new year comes a slew of new laws including some that are sure to raise an eyebrow. >> they avoid the fiscal cliff so far but it is far from a done deal in the house. what does it mean for struggling economy? >> up first around the world people are ringing in the new year. in shanghai they set it off with fireworks. a whole lot of them. also a laser light show to showcase tradition and technological advances. celebrations taking part in due by. douche /* lit up the sky and the world's tallest building. byi big ben struck 12 in england as well. next to iran where military drills continue for a fourth straight day. iranian officials say their military tests fired a range of weapons yesterday including the new air defense system seen here. a scary scene in brazil rescue crashes right into the water. this is in rio de janeiro. they managed to make it out okay the swimmer was also saved a surfer. >> wow. >> oo in with the new year out with the old in the big apple. look at times square with the clean upfrom last night's new year's eve if he is tiffities is still underway
coming up with the new year comes a slew of new laws including some that are sure to raise an eyebrow. >> they avoid the fiscal cliff so far but it is far from a done deal in the house. what does it mean for struggling economy? >> up first around the world people are ringing in the new year. in shanghai they set it off with fireworks. a whole lot of them. also a laser light show to showcase tradition and technological advances. celebrations taking part in due by. douche /* lit up...
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the threat of terrorism will not be resolved by a law enforcement response. we saw that during the '90s. that approach was tried and tragically failed on the first september 11th with the attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon. these are acts are war and need to be treated as such. and the president's inability or unwillingness to see that i think will believe us vulnerable to -- leave us vulture capitalister in arable to future attacks. the fact it is almost three months now since the benghazi attack with novicible retaliation and no real evidence that we are on the track of the people who committed this sends a terrible significant isal to other terrorists around the middle east and, indeed, around the world. so i'm worried that the vulnerability of americans overseas and our vulnerability in this country, frankly, is rising. >> you talk about a terrible signal. back in october more than two months ago, a suspect and the new york times found him sitting in a cafe. here is the quote from the new york times "just days after president obama reasser
the threat of terrorism will not be resolved by a law enforcement response. we saw that during the '90s. that approach was tried and tragically failed on the first september 11th with the attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon. these are acts are war and need to be treated as such. and the president's inability or unwillingness to see that i think will believe us vulnerable to -- leave us vulture capitalister in arable to future attacks. the fact it is almost three months now since...
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if the people who are law-abiding say, i can hunt. but first of all, that means you're a bad shot if you need 30 bullets. okay? again, you have to have those folks step up. john, she can introduce the bill all she wants to. unless you have massive public pressure, which is why i got in trouble last week when i said, if one of those mothers did what mamie till says, and said show my baby in an open casket, versus the photos, it causes people to change on this issue. because we're confronted with it. we don't want to see what it looks like. we don't want to see that. >> that's why we're continuing the conversation. that's a great point about emmett till. >>> two day care workers in police custody tonight over allegations of bussing children. >>> at least 30 others have been taken off the job after background checks and criminals records including drug use. barbara starr has this exclusive "outfront" investigation. >> reporter: this little boy was supposed to be safe at an army day care center. >> this happened to military families a sto
if the people who are law-abiding say, i can hunt. but first of all, that means you're a bad shot if you need 30 bullets. okay? again, you have to have those folks step up. john, she can introduce the bill all she wants to. unless you have massive public pressure, which is why i got in trouble last week when i said, if one of those mothers did what mamie till says, and said show my baby in an open casket, versus the photos, it causes people to change on this issue. because we're confronted with...
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law calling for sanctions against russians deemed guilty of human rights violations. russia has been the single biggest sort of adopted children by u.s. families. >>> emergency contraceptives will remain part of the federal health care law. -- and similar contraceptive bills from acquired health care plans. two companies sued the government. >>> if you've been to an aquarium, a question may have crossed your mind, what if the glass shattered? it happened last, it burt right there. that poor person, showering crowds will live sharks and sharding of glass. 16 people were hurt and three lemon sharks, dozens of turtles and lots of fish were killed. >>> the 13 to watch in 2013. politico has a new list out. we'll talk about a rising star and hollywood celebrity that made that list. that's coming up in about five. >>> the death toll from a powerful storm has now climbed to 12 at the airports nearly 3,000 flights have been canceled tuesday tuesday. weather channel meteorologist mike seidel is live near buffalo. it looks like the snow has subsided a wee bit? >> reporter: it ha
law calling for sanctions against russians deemed guilty of human rights violations. russia has been the single biggest sort of adopted children by u.s. families. >>> emergency contraceptives will remain part of the federal health care law. -- and similar contraceptive bills from acquired health care plans. two companies sued the government. >>> if you've been to an aquarium, a question may have crossed your mind, what if the glass shattered? it happened last, it burt right...
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even the law enforcement in the communities have no way of know ing a large number of weapons, perhaps a bullet proof vest. that might send off a few alarms. making it harder to sexercise te right to vote. we should think that people are more responsible owning a gun than casting a ballot. that is part of what is being revealed. >> i want to go to one other finding in this study about this. it is about the notion of people need guns for protection. >> there is no evidence that a gun in the home reduces the likelihood of severe iity durin break in. it is actually going to be usable in a way that will protect you. >> to the contrary. those same studies have shown, they are are more likely to go through if there is a gun in the house. what is more likely to happen is you are going to get shot. what happened is, they didn't kill the shooter. the shooter killed themselves. they were in able to get to it. >> they looked at the mass events. if somebody had a weapon other than the shooter themselves, innocent people got hurt. it was not the case that the shooter themselves, guns in the home. t
even the law enforcement in the communities have no way of know ing a large number of weapons, perhaps a bullet proof vest. that might send off a few alarms. making it harder to sexercise te right to vote. we should think that people are more responsible owning a gun than casting a ballot. that is part of what is being revealed. >> i want to go to one other finding in this study about this. it is about the notion of people need guns for protection. >> there is no evidence that a gun...
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together with widespread discriminatory laws. they seek to suppress the vote -- and our electoral process is on the brink of dysfunction. my democratic colleagues and i are committed to fixing our election system and have a chance today to return democracy to the hands of voters. speaker, i offer an amendment to the resolution to make sure the house votes on a constitutional amendment to overturn court decisions, including citizens united, that prohibit congress from limiting the corrupting influence of money in politics and the unlimited soft landing in elections and proliferation of super pac's. i ask unanimous consent to insert the text of the amendment in the record along with extraneous material prior to the vote. after voting on these, i offer a motion to commit and asked them to consider the simple voting act that would insure that no american would have to wait longer than one hour to vote. nothing is more important than expediting the vote and making sure that that right is attended to. madam speaker, i urge my colleague
together with widespread discriminatory laws. they seek to suppress the vote -- and our electoral process is on the brink of dysfunction. my democratic colleagues and i are committed to fixing our election system and have a chance today to return democracy to the hands of voters. speaker, i offer an amendment to the resolution to make sure the house votes on a constitutional amendment to overturn court decisions, including citizens united, that prohibit congress from limiting the corrupting...
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the law is the first of its kind in the nation. in the past, credit agencies have been able to refuse to lock the credit of those who do not have a reports. >>> now for a con up sierra letter, four national retailers have agreed to recall more than 150,000 baby recliners. the consumer product safety commission says the nap nanny has defects in its design, warnings an instructions. the agency says the product is linked to at least five infant deaths and dozens of reports of children nearly falling out of the recliners. the four retailers, amazon.com, buy.babiened diapers.com and toys r us/babies r us agreed to participate in the recall voluntarily. >>> we have a whole lot to talk about in this morning's sports breakfast. >> dave ross will be here to break down the sunday match-up between the redskins and cowboys. first, we'll check back in with tucker to talk about the chances of winter weather this weekend. >>> with the chances of more winter weather heading our way, now is the great time to get the fox 5 we
the law is the first of its kind in the nation. in the past, credit agencies have been able to refuse to lock the credit of those who do not have a reports. >>> now for a con up sierra letter, four national retailers have agreed to recall more than 150,000 baby recliners. the consumer product safety commission says the nap nanny has defects in its design, warnings an instructions. the agency says the product is linked to at least five infant deaths and dozens of reports of children...
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law against what? >> dana: the celebrities if they're not "people oughts're "us weekly" they manufacturer something to go to target and they happen to be shopping there, but they're really famous. >> bob: they expose themselves. look at greg, he exposes himself on the roof of the building to get the pictures in "us." >> greg: you know what? i got to say, what a way to go, though. to die, taking a picture of bieber. sucks. >> kimberly: they make a ton of money. think about the guys that get the pictures of lindsay lohan. they make thousands of dollars. make $200,000 easy with the photos. because it's carried internationally. >> eric: what did they get for the princess naked one -- >> bob: i don't have time for this. career counseling or training for job. >> eric: can i ruin the day right now. you know what the most sought after picture will be? kim kardashian and kanye west. dabs if we talk about -- >> dana: if we talk about that pregnancy. i'll freak out. oh, my goodness. >> kimberly: come to me, come
law against what? >> dana: the celebrities if they're not "people oughts're "us weekly" they manufacturer something to go to target and they happen to be shopping there, but they're really famous. >> bob: they expose themselves. look at greg, he exposes himself on the roof of the building to get the pictures in "us." >> greg: you know what? i got to say, what a way to go, though. to die, taking a picture of bieber. sucks. >> kimberly: they make a...
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i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is still in the new york hospital this morning being treated for a blood clot. the state department says that clot was apparently caused by her recent concussion after a fall when she had a stomach virus. i'm joined by a hematologist with case hospital. good morning. >> good morning. >> thank you for being with us. two weeks ago we learned that secretary clinton had sustained a concussion after fainting because of dehydration she developed from a stomach virus. is it common for a concussion like that to lead to blood clot? what are the dangers? >> first of all, we don't have any information on secretary clinton's condition, so anything i'm about to say is about this disorder in general and not about madame secretary. you kn
i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is still in the new york hospital this morning being treated for a blood clot. the state department says that clot was apparently caused by...
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>> you want one more law on top of 20,000 laws when most of the federal gun laws are. >> enough. >> enough. >> demand a plan. >> right now. >> i need your help. i do. i have a great fondness and admiration for the political process. >> you can never ask me about what it is and we're going to hurt people. >> i'm happy being involved from the outside in government. >> ifs and ands and buts are like candy and nuts. >> i feel that it's more likely we will go over the cliff. >> the house should have gone and passed speaker boehner's bill. >> i think he's doing all he can and catching hell at the same time. >> we do the right things every day for the right reason. >> this looks like it was a nice rather than naughty crowd. >> ooh, let's get right to our panel. with us from washington, cohost of the cycle krystal ball. so ryan, we've got the president heading back to washington to head off the fiscal cliff. but he's also got some second term appointments on his agenda. one being the next secretary of defense. did you expect to see chuck hagel of all people so embattled from both sides? >> well, y
>> you want one more law on top of 20,000 laws when most of the federal gun laws are. >> enough. >> enough. >> demand a plan. >> right now. >> i need your help. i do. i have a great fondness and admiration for the political process. >> you can never ask me about what it is and we're going to hurt people. >> i'm happy being involved from the outside in government. >> ifs and ands and buts are like candy and nuts. >> i feel that it's...
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this law excuses homeowners from paying that tax. this law is expiring in a few days as part of the fiscal cliff. if congress does nothing, homeowners selling at a loss will have a big tax bill to deal with. it could be in the tens of thousands of dollars. it it comes at a time when they can least afford it. >> how are the markets doing today with all the news about the fiscal cliff and going over it being a possibility? >> markets are selling off just a bit. the dow is down 75 points. with rumors of congress coming back into session over the weekend, we did see the markets turn around a bit yesterday. now the selloff continues. there's just not a lot of confidence that a deal can get done. the reason you're seeing the dow down 76 points. >> all right, alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. thank you. >>> chicago reached a dubious milestone overnight. a shooting victim on the west side became the city's 500th homicide of the year. police say the 40-year-old man was shot in the head outside a convenience store. no arrests were m
this law excuses homeowners from paying that tax. this law is expiring in a few days as part of the fiscal cliff. if congress does nothing, homeowners selling at a loss will have a big tax bill to deal with. it could be in the tens of thousands of dollars. it it comes at a time when they can least afford it. >> how are the markets doing today with all the news about the fiscal cliff and going over it being a possibility? >> markets are selling off just a bit. the dow is down 75...
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believe in what they're doing and don't really see the effect that it has on the larger congress and the laws that it produces. so i don't really see their ideology changing because of that. i'm not sure really where this ends. >> bill: ultimately, these people are going home, you touch on it. they're going home to make sure all of our listeners and viewers understand, they're going home to districts that have been drawn with such an extreme political makeup that they are tea party districts in effect. these are districts drawn by republican legislatures, signed by republican governors that basically perpetuate the tea party in these districts right? >> absolutely. >> bill: they fit the district. it will be almost impossible to change. >> it really is in effect, redistricting. >> bill: the question, peter i think then raises, is it possible to govern anymore with this makeup of this congress, to get anything done? i think we're going to be in the same battles every -- continuing battles for the next two years. >> i don't see it getting any better. i really don't. >> bill: how can it get any b
believe in what they're doing and don't really see the effect that it has on the larger congress and the laws that it produces. so i don't really see their ideology changing because of that. i'm not sure really where this ends. >> bill: ultimately, these people are going home, you touch on it. they're going home to make sure all of our listeners and viewers understand, they're going home to districts that have been drawn with such an extreme political makeup that they are tea party...
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through a 60-day public comment period before being finalized by the board of health and signed into law by the governor. >>> from virginia, this afternoon, a federal appeals court ruled that murder suspect justin wolf should remain behind bars. he was said to be released 595 today and the appeals court halted the lower court ruling. he was convicted of killing his marijuana supplier in 2001 and overturned in 2011 by a district court judge shake -- saying they withheld information. this afternoon, the lawyers spoke out. >> and we would have preferred for it to the not to be swayed but we have every reason to be hopeful. we believe the judge's orders were correct and woconfident that that ultimately will be the decision of the court of appeals as well. >> wolf's lawyer said the client was not surprised by the rules and that the appeals court is expected to take up the case by the end of the month. >>> it was once the murder capitol of the nation. and now, the nation's capitol has the lowest homicide rate in nearly 50 years. d.c.'s mayor and police chief announced the promising numbers thi
through a 60-day public comment period before being finalized by the board of health and signed into law by the governor. >>> from virginia, this afternoon, a federal appeals court ruled that murder suspect justin wolf should remain behind bars. he was said to be released 595 today and the appeals court halted the lower court ruling. he was convicted of killing his marijuana supplier in 2001 and overturned in 2011 by a district court judge shake -- saying they withheld information....
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and laws which are a colonial legacy, and are extremely biased towards women. for instance, women -- a woman who is a rape survivor is subjected to a medical test copy to finger test, in which the doctor puts two fingers and her body to find out if she is habituated to sex. there have been court judgments in sex against this practice, but it continues and the government is yet to put an end to this practice. then laws refer to molestation as a raging of modesty. sexual-harassment as teasing. these are usages and laws that trivialize the experience of sexual violence, and have a very narrow definition of sexual violence that do not cover a whole range of types and varieties of sexual violence including stalking, throwing acid to disfigure the face, stripping and sexual humiliation, and so on. we are seeking changes in the law that recognize indian women pause expedient of sexual violence. >> i want to ask elora chowdhury about the larger issue as india has been rapidly industrializing in recent decades, millions of people coming from the countryside into the cit
and laws which are a colonial legacy, and are extremely biased towards women. for instance, women -- a woman who is a rape survivor is subjected to a medical test copy to finger test, in which the doctor puts two fingers and her body to find out if she is habituated to sex. there have been court judgments in sex against this practice, but it continues and the government is yet to put an end to this practice. then laws refer to molestation as a raging of modesty. sexual-harassment as teasing....
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sanctions law targeting russians accused of human rights abuses. former president george h.w. bush was said to be alert and improving today. a family spokesman said he's even singing with doctors and nurses. mr. bush is 88 years old. he's been hospitalized in houston with complications from bronchitis. this week, he was placed in intensive care, but in an e-mail yesterday, his chief of staff said the former president wants people to put the harps back in the closet. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to margaret. >> warner: the victim of a horrific gang rape in india died tonight at a hospital in singapore. the attack enraged much of the country, and the reaction caught the government off-guard. ray suarez has more. >> suarez: the fury across india has been building for nearly two weeks, since a 23-year-old medical student was gang-raped and then thrown from this bus in new delhi. sexual assaults are rife in india, especially in new delhi, where, on average, there's a rape reported every 18 hours. but this time, the extreme brutality of the crime ignited outr
sanctions law targeting russians accused of human rights abuses. former president george h.w. bush was said to be alert and improving today. a family spokesman said he's even singing with doctors and nurses. mr. bush is 88 years old. he's been hospitalized in houston with complications from bronchitis. this week, he was placed in intensive care, but in an e-mail yesterday, his chief of staff said the former president wants people to put the harps back in the closet. those are some of the day's...
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it cannot reasonably ignore the law, and misapplying. so it is now preparing to send out a variety of notices to federal contractors, the contract is suspended or canceled. or to tell various agency the-- the t.s.a., f.a.a., all through the federal government, lay people off, this is real, because they seaport negotiations are not getting anywhere near a deal and they have to prepare for the cutting side of the fiscal cliff, not just the taxes. >> o'donnell: and, nancy, if there is no deal, what happens next on monday? >> reporter: essentially we move to plan b, where senates democrat introduce their own plan in the senate that caps the bush tax cuts ap at $250,000 or less, extends long-term unemployment benefits, maybe imposing spending cuts to push off the sequester for six months or a year and we see if the republicans allow a straight up-or-down votes that only requires 50 senators to vote yes or if we have to go to a 60-vote threshold. democrats think they can get the seven republicans they need-- they think they might be able to ge
it cannot reasonably ignore the law, and misapplying. so it is now preparing to send out a variety of notices to federal contractors, the contract is suspended or canceled. or to tell various agency the-- the t.s.a., f.a.a., all through the federal government, lay people off, this is real, because they seaport negotiations are not getting anywhere near a deal and they have to prepare for the cutting side of the fiscal cliff, not just the taxes. >> o'donnell: and, nancy, if there is no...
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now being by the republicans one reforming our immigration laws. but hope there is not a rush to judgment somehow loses acro a vast sea of facts and realities that have been avoided by both political parties. the american people really need to understand what is happening the hispanic community needs to understand what is happening.de the idea that is countryhere should be selecting those of prince and the united states based on their skills or bgo talents, that has to be a tough sell when theug land bridge istt downe south. >> that is white amnesty is very risky becaus it means that stopping the flow of illegal aliens from that land bridge will be even more difficult. lou: if there is an amnesty, to be the t third in the last 26 years and it will be something to watch.wa >> and we will have it in full, i guaranteeca you. lou: thank you very much. how much ould we pay in taxeserm to the government? a prominent economist sa we should go back to the times of leave it to beaver and pay up. how do 91% feel to you? we take it up in the "chalk ♪ lou: n
now being by the republicans one reforming our immigration laws. but hope there is not a rush to judgment somehow loses acro a vast sea of facts and realities that have been avoided by both political parties. the american people really need to understand what is happening the hispanic community needs to understand what is happening.de the idea that is countryhere should be selecting those of prince and the united states based on their skills or bgo talents, that has to be a tough sell when...
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now to the president who has signaled he is going to sign this and will sign it and it will become law. it's a much smaller deal than what a number of folks wanted and the increase of the debt ceiling is not part of this. the payroll tax cut, tax deal from a couple of years ago if it to percentage point cut in your >> a 2% cut in your payroll taxes. that is going to go back up. if you notice that tax cut a couple of years ago and you are enjoying it on the first hundred thousand dollars of income if you make more than that, now everyone will have to pay to percentage points more to extend that. diane: i would like to run through some of the numbers. they both came out 85 republicans voting yes on 172 democrats voting yes. as you mentioned, this does not have to go back to the senate. this was back to the white house. those numbers surprise you at all? rich: i think he started to see the support from democrats earlier today when the democratic leaders were coming up to the microphone. almost pushing this to get through. you know, they were saying that they didn't like the deal. they fel
now to the president who has signaled he is going to sign this and will sign it and it will become law. it's a much smaller deal than what a number of folks wanted and the increase of the debt ceiling is not part of this. the payroll tax cut, tax deal from a couple of years ago if it to percentage point cut in your >> a 2% cut in your payroll taxes. that is going to go back up. if you notice that tax cut a couple of years ago and you are enjoying it on the first hundred thousand dollars...
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this secreted a law that they should not be able to become lobbyists for a few years sucker they leave congress or senate. they need to just bring america back up. if it would bring more jobs back to america, then we would have more taxes to be collected. host: more in the financial times this morning. capitol hill plays out a cliffhanger is the headline. the right the mood of the members matches the state of negotiations, l tempered, resentful and having their christmas breaks interrupted by another partisan budget impasse and in no frame of mind a compromise. we are talking about the senate negotiating a on the air. caller: thank you for taking my call. i am going to join the democrats, at least most of them, i hope. i am so disgusted and so disheartened. i feel that the republicans are being obstructionists on purpose. that is obvious. anyhow, they need to -- it is not about parties and politics anymore. it comes down to looking out for america. ok? host: why do you think they are being obstructionist? what do they have to gain by doing that? caller: they want to control everything.
this secreted a law that they should not be able to become lobbyists for a few years sucker they leave congress or senate. they need to just bring america back up. if it would bring more jobs back to america, then we would have more taxes to be collected. host: more in the financial times this morning. capitol hill plays out a cliffhanger is the headline. the right the mood of the members matches the state of negotiations, l tempered, resentful and having their christmas breaks interrupted by...
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>> sharia law is foundational in islamic society. mand but i it is also an entire political runsm, and here's where it afoul of modern human rights .ightsts unlike the bill of rights. includes a timeless war doctrine. als the doctrine of jihad. it also rejects basic humandom freedoms by freedom ofof conscience a freedom of speech, and it imposes discriminatory legal rgulations against non-muslim minoritiesin and women. it also includes dehumanizing punishments like lashing for alcohol consumption, stoni tolau death for adultery andn mutilating punishments as well. lou: is it your view that theren is no way in which american culture can accommodate sharia within a multicultural society? part of which ould be the muslims? >> absolutelyut not. certainly not the overtth libery crushing dehumanizing aspects of sharia. unfortunately, it is an whle. integrated who. it has proven historicallyp very ve difficult for mulims tosherry, secularize it and to eliminatety the liberty crushing aspects the euro one you wrote that u.s.liby amba policym
>> sharia law is foundational in islamic society. mand but i it is also an entire political runsm, and here's where it afoul of modern human rights .ightsts unlike the bill of rights. includes a timeless war doctrine. als the doctrine of jihad. it also rejects basic humandom freedoms by freedom ofof conscience a freedom of speech, and it imposes discriminatory legal rgulations against non-muslim minoritiesin and women. it also includes dehumanizing punishments like lashing for alcohol...
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amy, why have they passed this law? >> reporter: well, harris, the law is named after dima yakovlev, a toddler who died in the custody of his adoptive american parents a few years ago in the washington, d.c. area. he was left in a car in the heat but basically, it does appear that this law was actually a reaction to a law passed in the united states. it puts travel bans, visa bans and asset freezes on 60 russians that the u.s. congress believes were in some way involved or complicit in the death of sergei magnitsky in 2009. he was a lawyer who had been working with an american firm in russia investigating a major fraud. the company believes that $230 million it had paid in taxes to russia had ultimately been stolen by a group of russians who were linked to the government. so, again, this appears to be a tit-for-tat though it's in the name of a child who died in u.s. custody but it is a very big deal. harris, of course, because americans are the most enthusiastic adopters of russian children around the world. it goes int
amy, why have they passed this law? >> reporter: well, harris, the law is named after dima yakovlev, a toddler who died in the custody of his adoptive american parents a few years ago in the washington, d.c. area. he was left in a car in the heat but basically, it does appear that this law was actually a reaction to a law passed in the united states. it puts travel bans, visa bans and asset freezes on 60 russians that the u.s. congress believes were in some way involved or complicit in...
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if that law takes effect again in 2013, the government will be forced to pay double what it currently pays for milk. for a short time it will be awesome for dairy farmers, they can sell as much milk as they can to make a ton of money. even dairy farmers know that the windfall will be bad news real quick. the government run on milk will lead to shortages for people who buy milk at the grocery store or buy it to make dairy products like cheese and pizza. americans love their pizza. it would drive up prices by as much as double. that would make a gallon of milk more than $7 while i can handle my soy milk, i don't want it all the time. christmas is not about the farm bill, but new year's, you are going to want to be thinking about the farm bill over new year's. >>> on christmas, one day after a man in new york set the house he lived in with his sister on fire, the local police chief announced the gunman's sister is likely a third victim of homicide. we knew the gunman's sister was missing, she and the gunman lived in the house together were not on good terms. their mother lived there too
if that law takes effect again in 2013, the government will be forced to pay double what it currently pays for milk. for a short time it will be awesome for dairy farmers, they can sell as much milk as they can to make a ton of money. even dairy farmers know that the windfall will be bad news real quick. the government run on milk will lead to shortages for people who buy milk at the grocery store or buy it to make dairy products like cheese and pizza. americans love their pizza. it would drive...
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finally reached a deal they claim is good for the country is it really though it will dive into the law congress just passed and see who the real winners and losers are. and it was a massive superstorm that caused billions of dollars of damage in new york and new jersey before the hundred twelfth congress came to an end the house g.o.p. punted on hurricane sandy relief so what does this mean for the states and residents left in the dark by their own government. and the pentagon has a problem the u.s. relies on drones to conduct warfare around the world now they've launched a sixteen million dollar effort to prevent high tech flying machines from being hacked so how serious of a problem is this for the u.s. drone program. it's wednesday january second happy new year five pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you're watching r.t. . topping the news this hour well they've done it again in literally an eleventh hour deal the u.s. house of representatives passed a fiscal cliff budget deal that president obama is expected to sign into law so that's that crisis averted cue the confetti ri
finally reached a deal they claim is good for the country is it really though it will dive into the law congress just passed and see who the real winners and losers are. and it was a massive superstorm that caused billions of dollars of damage in new york and new jersey before the hundred twelfth congress came to an end the house g.o.p. punted on hurricane sandy relief so what does this mean for the states and residents left in the dark by their own government. and the pentagon has a problem...
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and least popular congress on record, just about 220 bills passed by the 112th congress signed into law. the last passed 383 bills, before that, 460 bills. the last time the nbc news wall street journal poll measured, it was barely in double digits at 12% for the approval rating. it's not hard to figure out way. they started by narrowly ajoiding a government shutdown. that was the first fight. it nearly drove the u.s. government into default. and culminated with the fiscal cliff face-off here at the end. congress made two big promises. at least the house republicans did. repealing health care and shrinking spending. you could argue, they're 0 for 2. but they deserve points on the spending front. every spending bill is a real fight. and that is progress as far as conservatives are concerned. still, the first act ended late wednesday when the president directed from hawaii that the fiscal cliff bill be signed by autopen and declared victory in a campaign style video. >> just recently, republicans in congress said they never agreed to raise tax rates on the wealthiest americans. we have no
and least popular congress on record, just about 220 bills passed by the 112th congress signed into law. the last passed 383 bills, before that, 460 bills. the last time the nbc news wall street journal poll measured, it was barely in double digits at 12% for the approval rating. it's not hard to figure out way. they started by narrowly ajoiding a government shutdown. that was the first fight. it nearly drove the u.s. government into default. and culminated with the fiscal cliff face-off here...
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adam: three hundred million americans aged for the law into the potomac. thank you for being with us. bill beach from the heritage foundation. the white house meeting on the fiscal cliff is less than an hour away. we will tell you which companies will be first to get slammed by automatic spending cuts and tax hikes and still ahead a critical weekend for retailers, analyst christian betts says shoppers have all the power right now. she is here coming up but as we do every day at this time we want to check how oil is moving. she's still the one for you - you know it even after all these years. but your erectiledysfun- you know,that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anyme the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is t only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needingo go frequently or urgently. tell your doctorbout all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take
adam: three hundred million americans aged for the law into the potomac. thank you for being with us. bill beach from the heritage foundation. the white house meeting on the fiscal cliff is less than an hour away. we will tell you which companies will be first to get slammed by automatic spending cuts and tax hikes and still ahead a critical weekend for retailers, analyst christian betts says shoppers have all the power right now. she is here coming up but as we do every day at this time we...
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if they do get a deal at 450,000 or 500,000 or whatever that number is, barack obama will sign into law at some point a tax cut for millions of american people. they will no longer be the bush tax cuts. they will be the obama tax cuts from millions of medal class families all across this country. guess what, that's not a bad thing. >> the question is going to be what does he get for it, right? if he goes and increases the threshold to 4r50,000, what is the president getting? obviously, unemployment insurance is important, but what else has the president gotten in this negotiation? >> he hasn't gotten a lot. that's kind of the problem that i think a lot of liberals are saying. you saw jonathan's article. a lot of liberals are saying he is caving on taxes, getting very little in return, and the debt ceiling fight is three months away, and we're already seeing republicans openly saying, oh, yeah, we're going to fight over that too, and we're going to get what we want there. >> right. >> i think it's frankly pretty ridiculous to say he is not getting anything because is he getting a lot. he
if they do get a deal at 450,000 or 500,000 or whatever that number is, barack obama will sign into law at some point a tax cut for millions of american people. they will no longer be the bush tax cuts. they will be the obama tax cuts from millions of medal class families all across this country. guess what, that's not a bad thing. >> the question is going to be what does he get for it, right? if he goes and increases the threshold to 4r50,000, what is the president getting? obviously,...
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sanctions law targeting russians accused of human rights abuses. former president george h.w. bush was said to be alert and improving today. a family spokesman said he's even singing with doctors and nurses. mr. bush is 88 years old. he's been hospitalized in houston with complications from bronchitis. this week he was placed in intensive care, but in an e-mail yesterday, his chief of staff said the former president wants people to put the harps back in the closet. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to margaret. >> warner: the victim of a horrific gang rape in india died tonight at a hospital in singapore. the attack enraged much of the country, and the reaction caught the government off-guard. ray suarez has more. >> suarez: the fury across india has been building for nearly two weeks, since a 23-year-old medical student was gang-raped and then thrown from this bus in new delhi. sexual assaults are rife in india, especially in new delhi, where, on average, there's a rape reported every 18 hours. but this time, the extreme brutality of the crime ignited outra
sanctions law targeting russians accused of human rights abuses. former president george h.w. bush was said to be alert and improving today. a family spokesman said he's even singing with doctors and nurses. mr. bush is 88 years old. he's been hospitalized in houston with complications from bronchitis. this week he was placed in intensive care, but in an e-mail yesterday, his chief of staff said the former president wants people to put the harps back in the closet. those are some of the day's...
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>> i think this bill can have the support to become law. after the terrible, tragic shootings in aurora and now sandyhook, this just a few weeks ago, i think that the balance has tipped. and i think that people now realize that we need to do something. and part of that solution is banning these assault magazines. that's why congresswoman carolyne mccarthy and i reintroduced the legislation today. it's the same bill as last time, but i think the mood has changed here at congress. >> well, the mood in the public has seemed to really show a lot of support in a recent poll. 52% say they want major gun restrictio restrictions, 62% want a ban on semi-automatic weapons. 62% also want a ban on high-capacity ammunition clips. on p "meet the press" this past sunday, the president talked about gun control. here's what he had to say. >> here's the bottom line. we're not going to get this done unless the american people decide it's important. and so in is not going to be simply a matter of me spending political capital. with public opinion, there's noth
>> i think this bill can have the support to become law. after the terrible, tragic shootings in aurora and now sandyhook, this just a few weeks ago, i think that the balance has tipped. and i think that people now realize that we need to do something. and part of that solution is banning these assault magazines. that's why congresswoman carolyne mccarthy and i reintroduced the legislation today. it's the same bill as last time, but i think the mood has changed here at congress. >>...
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this law governing natural gas exports hasn't been updated since 1938. whether or not congress has the political will to change it remains to be seen but it's certainly going to be part of the conversation. >> you also write about the european financial crisis. i would think it's fair to say 2012 was a horrible, terrible, very bad year for the european economy. but what could that mean to us here? >> right. i think the fiscal cliff of the past month has really allowed a lot of people and especially those in congress to forget that there's a big world out there where economies are not doing so well either. there's been a couple of economists, some of the big economic firms like deutsche bank and others who say, quote, we don't want to have a false sense of security about how europe is doing. i think as we have to somewhat of a degree put off the fiscal cliff, i think europe's woes are going to back to the forefront of congress. that could impact the u.s. economy and gas prices. i think how europe does is going to affect a lot of what happens in the u.s. e
this law governing natural gas exports hasn't been updated since 1938. whether or not congress has the political will to change it remains to be seen but it's certainly going to be part of the conversation. >> you also write about the european financial crisis. i would think it's fair to say 2012 was a horrible, terrible, very bad year for the european economy. but what could that mean to us here? >> right. i think the fiscal cliff of the past month has really allowed a lot of...
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that's less than two-thirds of the laws passed in the previous congress. the gridlock will likely continue, but if the 113th can find common ground on a few big pieces of legislation, it could earn a passing grade. so this is a live shot of the house and senate, and while we are looking at what's going on, they're going to start gavelling it in. i do want to allow our panel to weigh in on this worst congress ever whether we think that the 113th could possibly be any worse than the current one. i'm going right to karen. karen is laughing the hard errs, first of all, and second of all -- >> you know, you have to respect john boehner. he doesn't seem to care, right? it's been called the worst congress for months and months and months. he seems impervious to all of the criticism. he just keeps doing his thing. he has no problems saying, yeah, i got ow that sandy vote and then psych, right? he seems like he is fine. my only hope, i will say, is that with more democrats and more women who may have a better session of congress, but with these republican men in ch
that's less than two-thirds of the laws passed in the previous congress. the gridlock will likely continue, but if the 113th can find common ground on a few big pieces of legislation, it could earn a passing grade. so this is a live shot of the house and senate, and while we are looking at what's going on, they're going to start gavelling it in. i do want to allow our panel to weigh in on this worst congress ever whether we think that the 113th could possibly be any worse than the current one....
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the law prevails. >> the law prevails as long as your guy wins. >> correct. >> but in terms of bringing guns into mexico, i don't know about that. >> he wasn't committing -- >> yeah, don't want to do that. >> all right. hang with us because one more thing is coming up next, and you won't want to miss it. ♪ you got your hands up ♪ you are rocking in my truck ♪ you got the radio on ♪ you are singing every song ♪ i'm set on cruise control ♪ i'm slowly losing control of everything i got ♪ ♪ you are look so damn hot ♪ and i don't know what road we're on or where we've been ♪ there is no mass-produced human. so we created the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. a collection of innovations designed around a bed with dualair technology that allows you to adjust to the support your body needs - each of your bodies. our sleep professionals will help you find your sleep number setting. exclusively at a sleep number store. comfort individualized. save 50% on the final closeout of our silver limited edition bed plus special financing through new years day. [poign
the law prevails. >> the law prevails as long as your guy wins. >> correct. >> but in terms of bringing guns into mexico, i don't know about that. >> he wasn't committing -- >> yeah, don't want to do that. >> all right. hang with us because one more thing is coming up next, and you won't want to miss it. ♪ you got your hands up ♪ you are rocking in my truck ♪ you got the radio on ♪ you are singing every song ♪ i'm set on cruise control ♪ i'm...
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some say you can't link the two laws. >> i think law is absolutely outrageous. amoral and despicable. this is a law that punishs russian children for $230 million stolep by russian bureaucrats. >> the boy is the son of a woman with disabilities in russia and the american family about to finalize adoption with him may be his last chance for a home. >> in our son's case, 22 russian families came to see him an rejected him because of his blood line. >> dozens of russian children in the final stage of the process of being adopted by the american families. many of whom have jumped through several hoops to prove to russians they are if it fit parents. u.s. government says it will fight to make sure at least those deals go through. with the new law set to go in effect january 1 not clear how it will all end up. doug? >> doug: amy kellogg in london. still ahead, look at impact of sequest tration. but first, extraordinary military career of storming normon schwarzkopf. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about
some say you can't link the two laws. >> i think law is absolutely outrageous. amoral and despicable. this is a law that punishs russian children for $230 million stolep by russian bureaucrats. >> the boy is the son of a woman with disabilities in russia and the american family about to finalize adoption with him may be his last chance for a home. >> in our son's case, 22 russian families came to see him an rejected him because of his blood line. >> dozens of russian...
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last year i signed into law about $1.7 trillion in the deficit reduction. it further reduces the deficit by raising $226 billion from the wealthiest households in america and there will be more deficit reduction as congress, they decide what to do with the automatic spending cuts that we have now delayed for two months. and i want to make this point as i have demonstrated throughout the past several weeks. i am very open to compromise. and i agree with the democrats and the republicans that the aging population and the rising cost of health care will make medicare the biggest contributor to our deficit. i believe that we've got to find ways to reform that program without hurting seniors who count on it to survive. and i believe that there is further unnecessary spending on government that we can eliminate. but we can't simply cut our way to prosperity. cutting spending has to go hand and hand with further reforms for our tax codes. and so that the wealthiest corporations and individuals, they can't take advantage of loopholes in deductions that aren't avail
last year i signed into law about $1.7 trillion in the deficit reduction. it further reduces the deficit by raising $226 billion from the wealthiest households in america and there will be more deficit reduction as congress, they decide what to do with the automatic spending cuts that we have now delayed for two months. and i want to make this point as i have demonstrated throughout the past several weeks. i am very open to compromise. and i agree with the democrats and the republicans that the...